Camila Rodrigues-Carvalho, Marvin Fernández-García, David Pinto-Fernández, Clara Sanz-Morere, Filipe Oliveira Barroso, Susana Borromeo, Cristina Rodríguez-Sánchez, Juan C Moreno, Antonio J Del-Ama
Nowadays, robotic technology for gait training is becoming a common tool in rehabilitation hospitals. However, its effectiveness is still controversial. Traditional control strategies do not adequately integrate human intention and interaction and little is known regarding the impact of exoskeleton control strategies on muscle coordination, physical effort, and user acceptance. In this article, we benchmarked three types of exoskeleton control strategies in a sample of seven healthy volunteers: trajectory assistance (TC), compliant assistance (AC), and compliant assistance with EMG-Onset stepping control (OC), which allows the user to decide when to take a step during the walking cycle...
January 10, 2023: Sensors